Three clubs ready to join Doyle race
Wednesday 24th June 2009, 10:59AM BST.
Reading are resigned to losing Kevin Doyle – but Fulham, Bolton and Sunderland are all believed to be ready to match the £6.5million asking price for the Wolves target.
Fulham have now made contact with his club, while Bolton have now indicated their interest in the Republic of Ireland international and Sunderland are also thought to be keen.
Interested clubs must meet the £6.5million asking price to trigger a release clause in Doyle’s contract.
Bolton and Sunderland in particular have money to spend, with the latter’s new manager Steve Bruce keen to make his mark on a club fresh from a takeover.
Reading’s director of football Nick Hammond admits his club are fighting a losing battle to keep the player.
He said: “I guess he will want to play in the Premier League this year.
“Kevin is a professional. He goes about his business in the right way. He made a big commitment to us last summer in choosing to stay.
“He gave it his best shot with us and was top goalscorer.
“This year it will be very difficult to keep hold of him and the interest we have already had suggests that.”
Having just reached the Premier League, Wolves don’t possess the financial clout of the other three clubs.
But they have presented a strong case to the 25-year-old.
Wolves are the only club to have held talks with the player so far, after Doyle was shown around Compton Park.
Chief executive Jez Moxey is playing his cards typically close to his chest, and remains tightlipped on the identity of the club’s transfer targets.
But Moxey is hopeful Wolves can land the targets they want.
He said: “All I will say is that we continue to pursue the players we believe can strengthen our squad for the Premier League.
“We will continue that process quietly and efficiently behind the scenes.
“Any announcements regarding signings will come when we feel we have something definite to say.”
Wolves believe there may be another new signing to follow midfielder Nenad Milijas and goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann, before the players return for pre-season training at Compton on Monday morning.
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I thought this was a done deal????
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So we wont be signing him then. Note Moxey is covering his back already by saying “we will continue to pursue players” so he’ll say they have offered big fees but the player wouldnt join.
Birmingham look likley to land Roger Johnson from Cardiff, another player we should be looking at.
Oh and thanks E&S for the ridiculous number of articles on Doyle when he hasnt even signed. Mind you, you are proobably as fed up as some Wolves fans waiting for some actual news!!
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Why did you think it was a done deal? At no point has it ever been considered ‘in the bag’ – he came and had a look around, he is perfectly entitled to consider all options available to him.
We are in the running, along with a handful of other clubs, it’s now down to Kevin Doyle where he wants to play his football next season – we can only hope that it will be with us.
Until it is announced on the the club website, nithing can ever be thought of as a ‘done deal’.
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It was a done deal, now it aint what a load of rubbish.
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the only done deal we have so far is an ageing goal keeper..worrying indeed. we need some in before jetting off to OZ.
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where did it say it was a done deal you lot just read the headlines not the articles. We still have a great chance of signing him i cant see any of the above clubs bidding 6.5m they could all attract better strikers than doyle and dont need to spend 6.5m on a player like doyle. us on the other hand do!
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Roger Johnson for 5mill.. can’t see us being in that race to be honest. Fair play to Blues they are spending money on young talent..
I remain hopeful that we will have 3 or 4 biggies sign over next couple of weeks, because at the moment we are a long way behind our opposition!
Don’t care for Doyle at all.. hope he goes elsewhere!
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No one ever said it was a done deal. No doubt we were first to put a bid in for him which sparked his agent into action to try and get a better one !
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good he can go else where he is a load of rubbish and birms have had 5 mil offer accepted for roger johnson this morning so we are way behind i can see us buying much to be honest just a lot of speculation but express and star have to do this speculation ya see cause there getting bored like us since the season has ended we have signed a 37 year old goalkeeper that aint even that good how pathetic are we!
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Its no good criticizing Moxey, we are at a disadvantage as we have only just been promoted to the premier league, The club tend to go about their transfer activity quietly behind the scenes.
With regard to Doyle depending on which local Reading papers you read the chronicle and the post, the chronicle says its almost a done deal and the post which the above story is from other clubs are in the frame.
It would be foolish to conduct our business in public and like so many fans I would have liked more comfirmed signings but at the end of the day we are not involved in these negotiations and it is therefore difficult to gauge how close we are to signing a player.
One other thing of the players Birmingham have signed are any of them going to set the world on fire. I dont think so.
A lot can happen between now and the end of August and I would be very surprised if a few surprises didnt come out of the woodwork
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i am very surprised Birmingham arnt one of those three clubs lol
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never mind centre forwards i think we have enough and all young too wolves main aim now should be getting defenders 2 at least and some with speed and height go for it moxey if you dont want us to stuggle defencewise next season
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Can’t believe anyone actually thought this deal was done, based on information (or lack thereof) in the E&S. Surely, we must be prepared to lose out on Doyle, even if a lot of supporters – me included – would like to see this guy at the Mol (not playing for the opponent team!). I just hope that if this deal doesn’t happen, it will not be due to any lack of effort or will to spend some serious money when it really matters. Even if we should fail on this one, imv showing real intent- as well as some decent results – when it comes to transfer targets will be crucially important in the weeks to come. Because, beware – Out of Lightness Cometh … Dark.
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If we are at aa disadvantage why are birmingham signing players left right and centre? These are realistically the type of players we need to be looking at and we seemd to be missing out again.
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point being 10 they are spending money we are only talking about this and that talk cheap
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moxey – get on with it.
Every day that passes, every target is being touted and flirted around.
Close the deals you want.
They may be quiet and behind the scenes in your eyes, I think we as fans are the only ones who dont know what targets you have. Do you seriously think agents behave quietly and behind the scenes?
Do your job – its your turn now after Mick and the player’s heroics last season.
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i said yesterday if we are going to sign him we needed to do it yeterday because of the publicity of the deal. i was right we wont sign him now no chance.gutted
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Hate to say this, but Birmingham doesnt seem to have any problems signing players. Maybe we simply lack afford….
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wolveswolveswolves, this wasnt reported as a done deal but the E&S went overboard on it. You would think that journalists close to the club and who must know journalists close to the player should have given us a good steer to what was going on. Not very good E&S.
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sort some deals out moxey and pay the money we are with the big boys now.penny pinching all the time same old wolves.
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At this rate it doesn’t look like we are going to make much of an attempt to stay in the premier league. I really thought we’d be big hitters in the transfer market but it looks like it was just a load of old flannel! Get the big pay-out, parachute payments and sit back and watch bank balance rise. NOT HAPPY!
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I did tell you this a few days ago and I got slated for it!
Dont worry about blues they are rubbish, signing Hart (no better thasn what we have got) a guy who alex mc cleish saw on a dvd and has never played in europe and roger johnson is a good player but again unproven at premier level, dont fear.
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Oh my god my time machine works it 2003, why on earth did i renew my season ticket.
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No 12 you say we have enough strikers, can you name the ones that are going to cut it in the premmier league. Ebanks Blake maybe, Vaukes Not sure, big chris (cant spell Eweloomo) definatly not.
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19 Jake, this is my point, on Monday the overboard journalists made it seem it was a done deal, there were at least 4 different headlines plus an indepth video, why go to so much effort if the deal is not done!!!
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There are some real miserable sods on this page. We are Premier League and all you can do is moan, moan, moan. We did not scrape in like last time, we stormed the Championship and with just 3 or 4 more signings we are good to go. Looking for a top half finish and all this talk of relegation battles is defeatist crap. I cannot wait for mid-August and have every faith we will have a team to do us proud. Smile guys! “We ARE Premier League”.
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i wish wolves fans would relax a bit…. who besides birmingham and man city have been signing loads of players?
Until the players come back from there “summer holidays” not a lot will be happening in the transfer market!!
ps i wonder if we have a sell on clause for lescott… knowing moxey we do!!!
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according to the Sky sports website we are close to signing Ronaldo Zubar a centre back from Marseille for 2.5 million apparently hes having talks and a medical on thursday,hopes he better than what we have already
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Zubar is the next one in, watch this space. I still think Doyle will be heading our way unless Sunderland come in, it’s being a fist team regular that is his drive, apart from the dosh. Nothing wil break on the Doyle story until Thursday or Friday of next week..
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I want Mancienne back at Wolves. He was the only good coincidence from last season. Wolves hardly lost when he was playing.
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If we get him it’ll be a major coup..no doubt about it, thinking of it from Doyles perspective though..why would you come to Wolves when Bolton Fulham are chasing?? Its a bigger gamble, coming here. Doyle knows all about the standard in the Prem and other clubs will not only match our offer but personal terms will be improved as well in line with their own squads.
I am not too hopeful of this signing but fingers crossed..we should really still be chasing Fortune also, even if he’s less firm a candidate.
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I think Doyle would be a good signing but the way we need to look at this is that he has been down the training ground and if he is not that impressed, go elsewhere. We want players that are part of the young, hungry , international class ethic.
Zubar is the next arrival. Sort the work permit out and things are looking good!
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can’t blame him for looking at other clubs, you don’t take the first thing that comes along
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What a surprise, he won;t be coming…now who would have thought that?
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26. People are moaning because they are worried.
It seems there is a lot of talk and rumours, and just now Morgan has come out saying we shouldnt worry because lots of players want to join, and right now we might have at least 4 players coming in.
Well, where are they then????
We’ve been promoted for two months, yet have only managed to sign 1 player – an ageing goalie from Reading. Miljas is not a done deal yet, and I doubt it will be.
Are we targetting the wrong players? Dont we want to pay the prices??
I am worried because despite all the respect I have for McCarthy, and mostly his signing has been good. He was also the manager who gave Collins a 4-year contract, which would make you assume that he thinks Collins is Premiership quality, which he isnt…
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Ronald Zubar is expected for talks and a medical after wolves agreeed a fee in the reigon of 2.5m from marseille
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Just saw this on the sktsports site has said by Morgan.
Morgan refused to be drawn on whether manager Mick McCarthy had made Doyle one of his summer transfer targets, but was prepared to admit his admiration for the former Cork forward.
He told Sky Sports News: “Kevin Doyle is an excellent player, but we don’t talk about the players we’re looking at.
I’ll just give up looking at different sites and hoping and weishing and just wait till something happens, or not as the case may well be.
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Not panicking but not happy!
To pick out some points:
26. Yes we did win the Championship comfortably…but that says as much about the poor quality of the Championship as how good we are! We also went 13 games with only 2 wins at one stage in the season. We won’t get that luxury again! Hull City scenarios happen once every 20 years!
Roger Johnson – an extremely good signing in my book and worth every penny of £5m. Not only solid defensively but he will guarantee you 5/6 goals a season….gold dust when you compare that with how little our defenders contributed to the goal cause last season.
In general terms, I agree with the Moxey approach of doing your business quietly until the job’s done but equally there is history for several seasons where we’ve left our signings till late in the day and even though the point is made that few clubs are doing much business at the moment, the promoted teams need to be doing business the most!!
Haven’t lost the sense of optimism but getting a little nervous when compared with Blues. They have made a strong declaration of intent and other players in the market will see that. I’m not sure our statement is being heard!
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I agree with all the above to moan, moan, moan.
The only thing that will keep us up and move the club forwar is giving every player we’re linked with in the press whatever they want in wages and whatever the clubs ask for in transfer fees. It’s a tried and tested model for club development, just look at Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield Wednesday, Bradford…….
Come on you lot, if we miss Doyle, it won’t be through lack of effort on our part, lets give the club a bit of support as they try to move forward
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Just wondered – who is a better striker: Kevin Doyle, or “raging premiership success” Dave Kitson…who cost Stoke £5 million from Reading… I would be more focussed on spending £6.5 million on the defence, rather than a guy who will “have had a great season if he bags us 10 goals…”
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As a few have rightly pointed out, there are only two clubs very active – Man City and Blues. The first to try and compete with the top 4, the second as there squad needs a major overhaul. Blues are miles behind us, in terms of quality. If we can get Zubar in, possibly Mancienne – if allowed – Gai from the Ukraine, the Serb’s work permit sorted and a class forward, we will be sorted!
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Our success last year was built on players who would give their all for us. I’m sure SEB, Kights, Hennessey and a few others could get more money if they moved, but they love the club the way we do. Lark Davies was offerd a few extra quid, off he went and good riddance to him.
If Kevin Doyle is more bothered by how much he earns than what the club is trying to achieve, then let’s move on. £6.5 million is not exactly a bargain is it?
In Mick we trust!
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Who’s Lark Davies? Think I meant Mark!!
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When will some of you lot learn. Until Jez Moxey says it is a done deal, do not even bother reading the stuff.
The only person worth listening too is Jezza.
We will buy some more players before the start of the season, and I for one can’t wait.
But please guys, chill out and let Jezza do his job. As the poem goes “if you can keep your head when all around are losing theirs, you will be a man my son”
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looks like we may lose out on Doyle if other clubs are bidding, and if we do then I think Mick, Moxey and Morgan should take a long hard look at themselves and ask themselves….are they ready for the Premiership…and if he is not coming, how much are they to blame.
We appear to be acting like ‘big girls’ in the cut and thrust of the market….
I hear Viduka of Newcastle is looking for a club next season….don’t think any of the other Premiership clubs will be interested, so we should go ahead.
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doyle is not a brilliant player!we can do better,and lets face it,he would have made his mind up by now if he wanted to play for us.he is obviously waiting for a better deal.do we want him playing for us?mmmmmmm,no! we want 100% commitment!
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Why don’t Wolves possess the financial clout of the other clubs? We have the same access to Sky money etc. What on earth happened to the £30m that Morgan was supposed to have invested in the club?
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Well that’s it we’ve no chance of signing him now. We should have signed him up last week before the vultures moved in. On the other hand if it is Doyle himself who has chosen not to sign them tell him to get lost, we don’t want any player at this club who does not want to wear the Old Gold and Black.
P.S. anyone but Fortune though!!!
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The Wolves own website had an entry on Doyle – its now been taken down. How odd?
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people on here seem to think we’re an established prem club.
if doyle doesn’t come it will be because we aren’t, and the team he does go to are.
some people on here want blood and think that this transfer lark is simple as ABC.
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The point needs to be made again…
The comments and quotes coming out of the Mol from Jez, Mick and today from Steve Morgan would make them look like absolute eeeeejuts if they don’t follow them through.
The 3Ms are not idiots and are far too shrewd to spout off nonsense and not deliver. And the Wolves public are far too unforgiving to play that game with.
The difference between this close season and 2003 are that 1) Jez or Sir Jack never came out in the press and media the way they have done this time and 2) We have a far more gifted side to build upon anyway (Jarv, SEB, Kights, Vokes, Foley, Henessey are probably worth £20m).
Signings will appear.
Steve Morgan’s comments must have everyone excited surely?
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carry on guys , moaning like old women, but please dont stop your so funny,
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Personally I think we have no chance of signing Doyle whatsoever. Fulham can offer the Europa League next season, what can we offer and did he not say that he did not want to join a club who may be involved in a relegation struggle?
Well that may be his opinion but my opinion is that Doyle has used Wolves to attract other clubs’ interest and he never had any intention of coming to Molineux!
Still there are plenty other fish in the sea, unfortunately they are all being caught in other teams nets – other than Michael Owen that is – but do we want yet another crock to add to the long list of crocks we have bought before? – I don’t think so!
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When you read about Blues signing various players and by the looks of things bagging them, it just seems to appear that Wolves talk the talk, i.e “yea we going to make a fist of it”
“we intend to sign players”
But when it comes down to it, we wont break the wage structure which inturn means players wont come to us. Its a money game football is and sooner wolves realise the better!
2003 ALL OVER AGAIN!
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Plenty of moaners on this thread (again)
One thing they have in common is that they cannot offer any constructive suggestions (paying players more than any other Club is not a constructive suggestion)
We are in the market at the right level this time… with Morgan making the spending decisions (Not like Moxey last time)… we will sign plenty of quality ..it will just take time
My only criticism of the Club is that they unnecessarily raised expectations of early raids into the Market, when in reality the only players you will sign at this stage are ones that nobody else wants or ones on wages ludicrously higher than any other club would pay (eg Blues)
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My information from very reliable source is that Wolves will be announcing that they have secured the transfer of Kevin Doyle to Wolves at 4pm today. Also understand that a further announcement will be made at that time.
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47,Agree Entirely where is the promised investment.As i stated previously is Doyle just another Moxey PR stunt now that Season tickets are on general sale.Looking at the players we are being linked with 2/3 million will buy you average players.Not one proven/tried Premiership player appears to be on our Radar.26,As Copenhagen said We may have gone up as champions but it is a whole new ball game in the prem.Is it to much to ask for that we try to make a fist of it this time around,and finally WHY cant we compete in the transfer market with the likes of Fulham,Bolton.Wigan,Hull,Stoke,Brum etc all clubs with gates lower(SOME CONSIDERABLY)than ours.
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49 – It was a wind-up going round the various forums with Doyle’s profile appearing on the official Wolves website!!
I am very confident we will have 2 new signings confirmed by early next week.
In Mick we trust
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Is it just me or do any of you Wolves fans think laughingwolf is somewhat of a hypocrite ie..
June 22nd 11am
This is the signing we need. Him and Ebanks Blake upfront would be a quality partnership. 6.5 is alot of money but quality does cost and this shows a real intent on making our mark in the premier league. I personally think we should go to the albion with 5mil for Olsson and Morrison next although the club are in talks with Kevin Nolan, Steven Taylor, Joe Ledley. Also take Aaron Ramsay on a season loan.
also would you say Milijas has Prem experience (not really aye) and Roger Johnson is a class defender and alot better than any of the dross you have at the custard bowl. We’ve already beat ya to Scott Dan….. Heres to many more
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It’s a disgrace…players like Robbie Keane, Micheal Owen , Ronaldo, Alonso, Gonzo and Susan Boyle shouldn’t be allowed to pick and choose…looking round other clubs indeed ! Trying to negotiate the next move in their careers.
Why don’t they just sign for the Wolves …now…immediately! I blame Jez, Mad Mick, Moneybags Morgan, the guy who sells ‘Load a Bull’ and the Express and Star.
Send in the Clowns indeed…leave your seat numbers with the management and we’ll get Domino to deliver some lashings of Humble Pie at half time.
Read ‘em and weep !
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Blues maybe signing players, as every1 keeps saying, but they are players who have never played in the prem, and players they are spending over the odds for. Theres still a long time to go till the season starts so theres obviously going to be some kind of transfers goin on. STOP THE MOANING ALL THE TIME! still think we will sign doyle btw
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Fingers crossed for Sam Charmers reliable source. We’ll see if he’s right!
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I cannot believe that some of the comments (most of them utter drivel) purport to come from Wolves supporters.
The deals done are pre contract deals as the official transfer window does not open until July 1st and most of the [players report back to their respective clubs on Monday.
Is it not resonable to assume that the players we are after have just finished the U21 or Confed International matches or are now on holiday after theses games ie Mancieene and others of his ilk.
Why do we need Johnson when we OBVIOUSLY have other players lined up.
I could go on but you so called supporters beggar belief and most of them written by immature kids and teenagers.
Talk about blow hot and cold.I would not trust most of you to sit the right way on a toilet seat never mind being a trusted Wolves fan.
Get real kids just get real!!!!!!
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Kevin Doyle!!! We will be lucky to get Susan Boyle as this rate!!!!
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Surely McCormack at Cardiff has to be worth a punt if we don’t get Doyle – before the Blues move in for him.
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was never a done deal!! the lad just had us an option, just cos a fee is agreed, doesnt mean its a done deal!!
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Blues have spent heavily yes, but what on?
9M for a striker that they ‘think’ will score in prem. Well we already have a striker that we are all pretty sure will score goals in the prem.. So they have spent 9M, in theory, to try and catch us up!
Desperate Dann they signed, better than Stearman (who was excellent the other night for the u21s) no, don’t think so..
Calm down for gawwdds sake or its gonna be a long summer!
@56 – It’s now 16.17, poor effort at a wind up mate
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59. We go for quality not quantity.
Wolves have a far better squad and team spirit compared to Small Heath.
As for Johnson, he is good but no way is he worth 5mil and Scott Dann is a mediocre defender at best.
I’m very confident Milijas is the midfield maestro we’ve been crying out for and will slice defences open with his passing ability.
Joe Hart is a good acquisition to Small Heath although we are known for our Ability to produce Quality goalkeepers so personally I’m not too bothered.
Wolves are in talks with many players currently it’s just we go about our business very quietly instead of broadcasting every deal done including the sums each time we sign someone.
Come 1st of July when Chelsea have a manager and cover at CB we should and probably will bid for Mancienne who is better than Dann and Johnson combined.
And in talks with Nolan?? I think you’ll find he’d rather stay on his 50k a week wage at Newcastle, though seeing you lot go bust wouldn’t be a bad thing.
Wolves are Staying Up :)
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No 26, the club may be in the premier league but by any means you care to suggest,the team isn’t.
The way I see it you will be lucky to spend £6.5m in total.
Going down the Moxel way oh yeaaaaaaaaaah !!!
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It was never a done deal. He won’t be signing now that’s for sure. My guess is that he will go to Sunderland for £6.5m
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61-I agree. They’ve wasted £4m on a slow, mistake-prone, unproven, champo defender. They’ve paid £5m on a £3m rated defender who again is unproven.
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well 56 its 4.50 nowt on sky about doyle
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blues hav signed two championship defenders not tested at this level for NINE million, is that shrewd business or foolishness?
get a grip moaners! it isnt as easy to sign a player as it is on football manager, it takes a while! Have a bit of faith
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I am quite happy that Wolves are doing business slowly but effectively. Obviously a few deals are at an advanced stage – and with Steve Morgan stating we will be a force in the Prem next season – it makes me believe we are going to be in for a very pleasant surprise. Hold your horses doubters – lets watch it all unfold !!
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How do all of you moaners KNOW how much we offer, who we’re talking to etc?
This isn’t Fantasy Football, for those people who think footballers will see our club the way WE AS FANS see it WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE.
If you were “In demand” and loads of companies wanted your services and you just accepted the first offer without speaking to anybody else then you’re an idiot.
Remember this is JUST A JOB to these guys, we are not an established Premier League team yet and until we are it will be very difficult to sign the type of players we’d all love to sign.
Leave it to The 3Ms they know what they’re doing.
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wherrreeeee are our players???? wheres this £30 mill investment in the team??????? a keeper thats not even as good as wot weve got doesnt cut it!! was really lookin forward 2 seein our targets but nothin is doin!!!! we will definately be bottom 2 alllll season with wot we have!! collins craddock ward…all useless carl henry is pants dave jones wont hack it all the strikers bar SEB and vokes the young un are ridiculous!! andy keogh wouldnt get in my sunday league team!!!! we really are ridiculous!!! bring on another 2003 season fantastic!!
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i really hope we buy ronald zubar he is a great player i have seen him play a few times when i lived in nice and drove to watch him in marsaille hes the kind of defender who likes to get stuck in and who isnt scared of going in for a challange which i think our centre backs do alot of they always seem to back off someone running with the ball but zubar isnt like that he stands his ground i honestly think if wolves buy him for 2.5 million it will be a steal and we will have a great centre back lets just keep our fingers crossed ay shame about doyle but there are some really good strikers out there its just about finding the ones who havent lost there hunger like owen. freddy sears from west ham has alot of ambition just lacks knowledge at the moment maybe west ham will let him go out on loan who knows keep faith utw.
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if the 3 M’s actually read the E & S they must be wetting themselves with laughter. Every time I glance at the back page were linked to some one or were about to sign someone. just print the stories when they have signed !!!! and what was the drink drive rubbish all about !!!! smacks of being bitter cause they didnt get told first !!!! Nash and Swaine shut up unless you actually want to print something worth reading !!!! Good to see them giving Stearman a big write up, a couple of paragraphs, compared to the columns of pap on Doyle.
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I DON’T CARE IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE MOANING! DO YOU NOT THINK WE ARE ENTITLED TO IT?
i will judge again on kick off day when players have been brought but as i see it now i think we have a dam right to have a grumble as it is as if we have all walked into a time machine and gone back to 2003.
My first problem is MR MOXEY, yes i agreee he runs the club in a very professional manner a manner in which has seen us make a profit in recent yrs (very few clubs do) …. but one comment has made his bed: “we have been there before and we now realise that in the premiership money is the be all and end all”!!!
Then why are we recruiting a old goalkeeping has been? a untried and tested drunk driver who has never set foot in england nevermind played at this level? and constantly linked with 2 to 3 mill nobodies?
It makes me sick to the back teeth of all the false promises AGAIN, we have no chance of landing DOYLE fact! WE HAVE NO REAL CHANCE OF LANDING ANYONE HALF DECENT! one reason why is there is a wage cap been set which is 25k max, no bad you may think, but when players such as KEVIN NOLAN, ALAN SMITH, NICKY BUTT, HUDDLESTONE etc are 50k minimum this should tell you the sort of players we can attract! the other problem is transfer fees, if you are not willing to pay 6-7 million for an young english playmaker (desperately needed) HUDDLESTONE! then i don’t know what to expect!
IF THAT IS GIVING IT A REAL GO THEN HELP!!!
out of our entire squad 3 people have premiership experience! SCARED? we should be!
Dave Jones (average championship player) part player at derby, Hanaman (reading) and our very own Craddock, and we all know how dreadful he was in prem!
OUR SQUAD SCRAPED THROUGH SO MANY GAMES THE 2ND PART OF LAST YR, THIS CURRENT SQUAD EVERYONE IS RAVING ABOUT IS NOT ALL THAT! FACT!
HAPPY CLAPPER WHO KNOW JACK ABOUT FOOTBALL ILL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR GOLD N BLACK TARRED RUBBISH REPLY!
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All you moaners do my head in! We are not evn in July yet and you are moaning that we are penny pinching!! How many times have Jez and Steve Morgan said we will have 6 players in by the start of the season?? Stop moaning and judge us by our signings not who we might or might not be signing!! Would you rather go back to the days we were seen as an easy pay day for over rated tripe?? I wouldnt our club is being run the correct way and the future is very bright!!
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Done deal? What planet are you clowns on?
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Ignore the media hype. Wait til its on the WWFC official website. nobody but MM and M know what’s happening in terms of who we’re signing/who we want to sign. for the record tho… Doyle yes, Butt no, Owen no way! (he’s more interested in horses!
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I think it’s a case of put up or shut up. Do we really want to be a prem team or not. The next few months will show how serious the owner is. STARTING NOW!!
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77 – Sears has gone to Crystal Palace on loan for the season
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Tarbster, the wolves site had Doyle listed as a player!!!!!!
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Crowfish, are you seriously suggesting we pay the likes of Butt, Smith and Nolan (or players with a similar lack of ability) 50K per week? …and you’re saying other people know jack about football.
People keep talking about 2003. Which regulars from that season would we want in our team now, Ince and Irwin possibly? We are in so much stronger a position than then. Let The Blouses get on with their panic buying, I hope it works out for them, but we don’t need to join in.
In Mick we trust!
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86. NO IM NOT, READ MY COMMENTS AGAIN DUMMY! i was mearly pointing out that these are the type of players that are demanding a high wage! so with the wages we are willing to pay we are going to get a lesser player than smith butt etc i wouldnt touch any of them with a barge pole!!
It must be difficult for you to understand up there on your high horse!!
Dummy!
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So if we don’t pay in excess of 50K, we’ll get players worse (if possible) than Smith and Butt. And you’re calling me a dummy. Instead of petulant name-calling, try being realistic for 1 split second.
I love the Wolves as much as anybody and can’t wait for the season to start, however I’d be very concerned if we started offering players 50K wages. I want us to be successful, but not regardless of the long term costs. How about a return to the Bhatti brothers era of the early eighties? How about nearly going out of business like Leeds or Southampton. I’m very sorry if I don’t share your desire to risk the future of our great club, but that does not make me a dummy.
I’ll savour every second of next season and if we get relegated, I’ll savour every second of our Championship campaign the season after.
Moxey won’t be held to ransom by agents and that suits me fine. New faces will come and I’ll get 100% behind them.
In Mick we trust!
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Yeah, I appreciate the “lets wait til the end of Deadline day” but if we havent got the quality in by then its too late.
We have no right to slag anyone off as negotiations are undoubtedly ongoing, but if we are gazumped like last time I will be the first calling for heads to roll.
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88- “I’ll savour every second of next season and if we get relegated, I’ll savour every second of our Championship campaign the season after”
im sorry and you don’t want to be labelled a dummy??
Why on earth should you be happy with that?
Not saying that we will get a lesser player than smith and butt if we dont pay the 50k im merely stating that this is what we face with players demands, example, doyle – our cap would be 25k but fulham, everton, bolton etc established premier league outfits will easily slap another 10k on top therefore cutting us right out! my point is if your willing to pay 25k only then im afraid were going to struggle to sign anyone of any real quality!
your point about the Bhatti brothers, is that some sort of (ive been a fan for so many yrs) comment? cos if so it is a very lame arguement!
One because there is no where near the amount of money flying around then as there is now, and two our club is being run correctly with people with real business knowledge and financial clout.
Leeds were stupid playing ridiculas amounts of money for average players! But southampton are not in the mess they are in for the same reasons, so check your facts!
I WILL BE BEHIND MY TEAM 100% AS ALWAYS!
HOME AND AWAY AS ALWAYS!
BUT I WILL NOT BE CONTENT TO SIT THERE AND “SAVOUR” BEING RELEGATED AGAIN!!
WHY THE HELL SHOULD I AFTER ALL THE PROMISES ETC!
YOUR OBVIOUSLY A HAPPY CLAPPER, AND NOT SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY LIVES IN THE REAL WORLD.
ITS A WONDER YOU CAN READ THIS MESSAGE BOARD THROUGH THOSE GOLD N BLACK TINTED SPECS!
BE REAL!
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Crowfish 79 – My first problem is MR MOXEY.
Crowfish 90 – our club is being run correctly with people with real business knowledge.
If you want a serious debate, fantastic, but why do you have to resort to childish name-calling.
My reference to the Bhatti Brothers was not a ‘ive been a fan for so many yrs, lame arguement’. That was me saying I want a team for me and my sons to go and support in 5 years time, 10 years time, 20 years time etc… and I don’t want us to take unsustainable risks for the sake of one season.
If that makes me a ‘HAPPY CLAPPER’, then I’m a happy clapper and proud of it. If I didn’t see the world through ‘GOLD N BLACK TINTED SPECS’, then I probably wouldn’t waste half my life reading these message boards.
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